A wild elephant goes on a two day tour of a Chinese city

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Police captured a wild Asian elephant that was lost on the streets of Pu'er City of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday.

The male elephant was spotted twice in two days wandering the streets and parks of the city.

The elephant entered Pu'er downtown area through a suburban tea plantation on Saturday night.

The curious animal was herded out of the city on early Sunday by local forest police but was found walking around the city again on Sunday night, forcing the local authorities to take emergency actions.

The endangered Asian elephant is listed as a first-class protected animal in China. About 300 elephants are living in the country, solely in Yunnan Province.